A review of slipped capital femoral epiphysis.

Autor: Cotton EV; At the time this article was written, Emma V. Cotton was a student in the PA program and Samuel C. Fowler was a medical student at the University of Tennessee in Memphis, Tenn. Kristopher R. Maday is program director and an associate professor in the PA program at the University of Tennessee. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise., Fowler SC, Maday KR
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants [JAAPA] 2022 Dec 01; Vol. 35 (12), pp. 39-43.
DOI: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000892720.49955.c0
Abstrakt: Abstract: Hip pain in children is common, with causes ranging from the benign to destructive. This article reviews slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE), one of the most common hip pathologies in preadolescents and adolescents, which often is missed or delayed in diagnosis because of its vague, atypical presentation.
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Databáze: MEDLINE